Make a list: You'll need a beach towel, a swimsuit, maybe some flip-flops and a party attitude for Bonfire on the Beach.

It may be the opening week of Summerfest, but this party kicks off at 6 p.m. Thursday at Bradford Beach with music from De La Buena. The band plays until 7:30 p.m. when DJ Kid Millions takes the stage, followed by Kane Place Records from 9 to 10 p.m. Bonfire pits will allow party-goers to see each other and keep them warm if the temperatures drop. | June 23, 2013»Read Full Article

1. Jared Leto (for Best Supporting Actor for "Dallas Buyer's Club"): "In 1971, in Bossier City, Louisiana, there was a teenage girl who was pregnant with her second child. She was a high school dropout and a single mom, but somehow she managed to make a better life for herself and her children. She encouraged her kids to be creative and work hard and do something special. That girl was my mother and she's here tonight. I just want to say, 'I love you mom. Thank you for teaching me to dream.'" | March 3, 2014»Read Full Article

The hat was back for Pharrell's performance of "Happy" from "Despicable Me 2." Some dancing minions may have looked ridiculous, but it would have been more interesting than the generic song-and-dance number seemingly swiped from a Gap ad. Pharrell's dance-offs with acting nominees Lupita Nyong'o and Amy Adams were fun, though. Grade: C+.| March 3, 2014»Read Full Article

"12 Years a Slave" won the Oscar for best picture, and Mequon native John Ridley won for the film's adapted screenplay at the Academy Awards on Sunday night. The film received nine nominations and won three awards, including supporting actress for Lupita Nyong'o.

The wrenching film is based on the memoir of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the pre-Civil War South. | March 2, 2014»Read Full Article(4)

It's hard enough to lose a loved one. Try being indirectly responsible for that person's death — during a fight in which lingering last words are uttered in anger, leaving no time for a proper goodbye.

That's the hell engulfing 12-year-old Darcy Deeton in Cherie Bennett's "Searching for David's Heart," currently being staged by Christian-based Acacia Theatre, in a production that opened over the weekend under Rob Goodman's direction. | March 2, 2014»Read Full Article